Advanced degree programs in Mechanical Enginering/Robotics

[AngryScientist]

my guys make about $28/hour or $58K/year in an area with a median income of $26K.

Just curious, what does a typical 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home go for within reasonable driving distance from this facility? 26k median income to me sounds shockingly low, and i understand AZ to be a pretty popular area, compared to BFE.

[j44ke]

Just curious, what does a typical 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home go for within reasonable driving distance from this facility? 26k median income to me sounds shockingly low, and i understand AZ to be a pretty popular area, compared to BFE.

Outside of Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona is a pretty rural state. Mostly agricultural where water supply supports it, which is a finite proposition these days. Some ranching but mostly irrigated desert agriculture. Federal government owns nearly half of the land in Arizona as national parks and forests and a few military installations. There are three very large reservations - Navajo/Hopi, Apache/San Carlos and Tohono O'odham. So once you get out of the central I-17 corridor, population density and employment opportunities decline rapidly.

6th largest state land-wise. 14th largest state population-wise. 7 million people, 5 million of which live in the Phoenix metropolitan area. So basically 2 million people in the rest of the state, including Tucson (550K) and Flagstaff (73K).

It is a weird state.

[vertical_doug]

Just curious, what does a typical 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home go for within reasonable driving distance from this facility? 26k median income to me sounds shockingly low, and i understand AZ to be a pretty popular area, compared to BFE.

Zwillow is your friend. There is quite a range. Kingman is about 210 Miles outside of Phoenix, and 100 miles from Las Vegas. Eyeballin Zwillow, I'd say you could have bought 3br 2 ba for about 200k in 2019. Now that same home is 300k. . . .

But like all things, huge range for high to low for homes.

[AngryScientist]

Roger. Maybe 26k is enough to get by on.

At least i'm not as clueless as the kids in Whorton's biz school, lol

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/no...?siteid=yhoof2

[vertical_doug]

Roger. Maybe 26k is enough to get by on.

At least i'm not as clueless as the kids in Whorton's biz school, lol

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/no...?siteid=yhoof2

Depends- the median family income of a family that sends a student to UPenn is $195,500/

Since America is increasingly not economically mobile, their Aerica is not representative of america. So they answered correctly for their America.
Just say-in

[bigbill]

Just curious, what does a typical 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home go for within reasonable driving distance from this facility? 26k median income to me sounds shockingly low, and i understand AZ to be a pretty popular area, compared to BFE.

This area is poor but close enough (45 minutes) from California to have rapidly rising housing prices. I bought a house in September of 2020 for $245K that was 3/2 1800 square feet with a three car garage on a double lot. It also has RV hookups in the side yard. I couldn't buy the same house for less than $375K now. The median income is even more shocking when you consider the regional medical center is the largest employer. We're the second largest. Last I checked, the minimum wage in AZ was $12.80 so that median number might be a few years old.

The area is attracting more business because of an expanding industrial park. The future I-11 from Vegas to Kingman will have an exchange in the next few years and the county is building an exit from I-40 specifically for the industrial park. But, this is poor, rural Arizona. I live near the Hualapai Reservation which is desperately poor with many internal problems that spill out into the community.

[bcm119]

Depends- the median family income of a family that sends a student to UPenn is $195,500/

Since America is increasingly not economically mobile, their Aerica is not representative of america. So they answered correctly for their America.
Just say-in

And $195k is the median. I'll bet the average is quite a bit higher.

[rwsaunders]

Well, it looks like the youngest is headed to the School up North (University of Michigan for those not familiar with the term) in the Fall for their Robotics Masters program. To say that he is excited is an understatement and I'll admit, I am beyond thrilled for him as well, as he really worked hard and took advantage of the opportunities that Ohio State's mechanical engineering program offered him. "The Game" will make for an interesting test of school spirit and loyalty every Thanksgiving week, that's for sure.

[j44ke]

Congrats RW. He sounds like such a good kid.

Did you tell him yet that family tradition dictates that he give you his first real paycheck?

[rwsaunders]

David S and verticaldoug both told me that they’d help me.

[vertical_doug]

David S and verticaldoug both told me that they’d help me.

You have to go to the greasy Hamburger joint- Blimpy Burger for a grease ball and fries. These are awesome. If Joh Belushi was still alive he'd approve- cheeseburgie cheesburgie chips....